Save attached document to android files from Microsoft outlook email without open the attached file

Question

I have an android Galaxy S22 Ultra. i want a video or the steps that shows, that it is possible to download an attachment document from an Microsft outlook email, to the files of an android Galaxy S22 Ultra, without opening the attached document.

Answer 1

Yes, it is possible to save an attachment from a Microsoft Outlook email directly to the Files (Downloads) on a Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra without opening the attachment, using Outlook for Android.

Steps using Outlook for Android with TalkBack (screen reader):

1. Open Outlook for Android and navigate to the email that contains the attachment. Emails with attachments are announced as “Has attachment.”
2. Swipe right until the desired attachment is focused. TalkBack announces the attachment’s file type, name, and size.
3. Swipe right once more. TalkBack announces: “For.” Double‑tap the screen.
4. Swipe right until “Save to device” is announced, then double‑tap the screen.
5. If prompted with “Allow Outlook to access photos, media, and files on your device,” swipe right until “Allow, button” is announced, then double‑tap.
6. The attachment is saved to the phone and can be found in the Downloads folder in the Files app.

If Android reports that there are too many downloads with the same file name and refuses to save:

1. Open the Files app on the Android device.
2. Go to the Downloads section.
3. Search for the file name of the attachment.
4. Rename or remove one or more existing copies of that file.
5. Return to Outlook for Android and repeat the “Save to device” steps above.

These steps save the file directly to device storage without needing to open the attachment content first.

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References:

• Use a screen reader to save an image or attachment from an email in Outlook
• Too many downloads with the same file name